A Phase 3 Study of Lu AA21004 in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

NCT ID: NCT02389816

Last Updated: 2021-03-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 493 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-04-10
• Study Completion Date: 2018-03-16

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two fixed doses of vortioxetine (Lu AA21004; 10 or 20 mg/day) after 8 weeks of treatment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in Japan.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase III study to assess the efficacy and safety of 8-week treatment of two fixed doses of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004; 10 or 20 mg/day) in Japanese participants with major depressive disorder (MDD).

Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Placebo

Placebo tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo tablets

Vortioxetine 10 mg

Vortioxetine 10 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Vortioxetine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Vortioxetine tablets

Vortioxetine 20 mg

Vortioxetine 10 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 1 followed by vortioxetine 20 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Vortioxetine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Vortioxetine tablets

Interventions

Placebo

Placebo tablets

Intervention Type: DRUG

Vortioxetine

Vortioxetine tablets

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Lu AA21004

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.

2. The participant signs and dates a written, informed consent form prior to the initiation of any study procedures.

3. The participant suffers from recurrent MDD as the primary diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria (classification code 296.3x).

4. The participant is a man or a woman aged 20 to 75 years (both inclusive) at the time of informed consent.

5. The reported duration of the current major depressive episode is 3 to 12 months (both inclusive) at the start of screening period.

6. The participant has a MADRS total score ≥26, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17) total score ≥18, and Clinical global impression scale-Severity (CGI-S) score ≥4 at the start of screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period and at the start of double-blind treatment period.

7. A female participant of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner agrees to use routinely adequate contraception from signing of informed consent to the end of the follow-up period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The participant has any following current or past history of psychiatric disorder and/or neurological disorder:

• Any current psychiatric disorder other than MDD as defined by DSM-IV-TR (To be assessed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview: MINI). A participant who exhibits symptoms of anxiety is eligible unless the participant fulfills the diagnostic criteria for a current anxiety disorder per DSM-IV-TR.
• Current diagnosis or history of manic, mixed or hypomanic episode, MDD with psychotic features, schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder (including substance-related mental disorders, or mental disorders due to a general medical condition) as defined by DSM-IV-TR.
• Current diagnosis or history of any substance-related disorder (except nicotine and caffeine-related disorders) as defined by DSM-IV-TR.
• The participant with a positive urine drug screening result at the start of screening period or the start of placebo lead-in period. In case that a participant showed positive test result at the start of screening period because the test was conducted before washout of pretreatment drug, the participant is eligible as long as he/she shows negative result at the start of placebo lead-in period.
• Presence or history of any clinically significant neurological disorder (including epilepsy).
• Any neurodegenerative disorder (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease).
• Any DSM-IV-TR axis II disorder.

2. The participant has the current or previous major depressive episode which was considered by the investigator or sub-investigator to have been resistant to 2 or more adequate antidepressants treatments of at least 6 weeks duration each at sufficient doses.

3. The participant has received any augmentation therapy (e.g. lithium, T3/T4, lamotrigine, sodium valproate, carbamazepine, additional atypical antipsychotic, or concomitant use of other antidepressant, etc.) for the current major depressive episode.

4. In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant has experienced significant number of major depressive episodes in the past, and is suspected of disease other than MDD.

5. In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant has experienced the first major depressive episode at his/her young age, and is suspected of disease other than MDD.

6. The participant has a MADRS total score at the start of double-blind treatment period that has improved or aggravated by 25% or more from the score at the start of placebo lead-in period.

7. The participant is significantly non-compliant with the study drug in the placebo lead-in period; e.g., not taking the study drug for 6 or more consecutive days.

8. The participant has received electroconvulsive therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy within 6 months prior to the screening period, or plans to initiate such therapy during the study.

9. The participant is receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or psychotherapy at the time of informed consent, or plans to initiate such therapy during the study.

10. The participant is at significant risk of suicide or has a score ≥5 on Item 10 (suicidal thoughts) of the MADRS at the start of screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period or at the start of double-blind treatment period, or has attempted suicide within 6 months prior to the start of screening period.

11. The participant has experienced any environmental change (e.g. temporary retirement, returnment, change of residence) considered by the investigator or sub-investigator to have the potential to impact on the efficacy evaluation, or plans such environmental changes during the study.

12. The participant is currently receiving drug therapy for thyroid dysfunction.

13. The participant is currently receiving hormonal therapy for gynecological disease.

14. The participant has taken excluded medications during the protocol-specified period, or will require to take excluded medications during the study.

15. The participant has previously received vortioxetine.

16. The participant has received study drug in a previous clinical study of Lu AA21004 (including this study).

17. The participant has a clinically significant chronic liver disease.

18. The participant has a history of severe allergy or hypersensitivity to drugs.

19. The participant has a clinically significant unstable illness, for example, liver disorder or renal insufficiency, or a cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological, rheumatologic, immunologic, infectious, neoplastic, skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, eye disorders, or metabolic disturbance.

20. The participant has clinically significant abnormal vital signs as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator at the start of screening period, placebo lead-in period, or double-blind treatment period.

21. The participant has clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator, at the start of the screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period, or at the start of double-blind treatment period.

22. The participant has clinically significant abnormal findings of clinical laboratory tests as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator, or has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2 × ULN at the start of screening period or at the start of placebo lead-in period.

23. If female, the participant is pregnant or lactating.

24. The participant has a disease or takes medications that could, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, interfere with the evaluation of the safety, tolerability, or efficacy.

25. The participant is, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, unsuitable for this study for any other reason.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Takeda

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Takeda

Locations

Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan

Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan

Noda, Chiba, Japan

Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan

Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan

Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, Japan

Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Sayama, Osaka, Japan

Karatsu, Saga-ken, Japan

Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

Anan, Tokushima, Japan

Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan

Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan

Fukuoka, , Japan

Hiroshima, , Japan

Kumamoto, , Japan

Okayama, , Japan

Saitama, , Japan

Countries

Japan

References

Watanabe K, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Inoue T. Therapeutic Potential of Vortioxetine for Anhedonia-Like Symptoms in Depression: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2022 Feb 19;18:363-373. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S340281. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35221687 (View on PubMed)

Inoue T, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Watanabe K. Therapeutic Potential of Vortioxetine for Anxious Depression: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2021 Dec 21;17:3781-3790. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S335028. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34992372 (View on PubMed)

Inoue T, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Watanabe K. Early Improvement with Vortioxetine Predicts Response and Remission: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2021 Dec 18;17:3735-3741. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S340309. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34955641 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

U1111-1167-1520

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

JapicCTI-152831

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

LuAA21004/CCT-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id